Author: Strandview Capital

LA JOLLA, Calif., Feb. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Silvergate Capital Corporation ("Silvergate"), the holding company for Silvergate Bank, a California chartered commercial bank (the "Bank"), today announced it completed a private placement of 9.5 million shares of Silvergate common stock, generating gross proceeds of $114 million. Proceeds from this placement will support further growth in the Bank's nationwide fintech deposit initiative and its business banking and residential lending activities, as well as funding a one-time

Insellerate, a developer of true mortgage CRM (customer relationship management) software, announced its continued plans for growth with the addition of Daniel Kimm as Director of Sales and Jaime Lee as Director of Marketing. Insellerate saw rapid growth during 2017 as the total number of users increased by 400 percent. With demand for Insellerate showing no signs of slowing, Kimm and Lee will help support the company’s next phase of growth. Both join Insellerate from

We’re thrilled to announce you can now use PayPal to fund an investment account with Acorns. Once you link your PayPal account to Acorns, you can choose to set-up a recurring or one-time investment funded from your PayPal account. This gives you an even easier way to save and invest money to lead healthier financial lives. But that’s not all. Once your accounts are linked you can easily monitor your Acorns account right from within

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Nov. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ The Closing Exchange announced today the acquisition of Notary Direct and Skye Closings to transform the signing services business for the mortgage, title and settlement, reverse mortgage, auto lending, and timeshares industries. "The Closing Exchange represents the manifestation of what a panel of the top lenders and title & settlement companies defined as 'what a signing services company should be'," said Alan Frelix, CEO of

Acorns, the fintech app that allows users to invest their spare change, is witnessing strong growth with more than 2.2 million accounts in the US. Business Insider recently sat down with Noah Kerner, the firm's CEO, to discuss the firm's mission, the growth of its editorial content, and his thoughts on finance hype. Kerner said the company is looking to serve every single American with an annual household income under $100,000. In 2012, father-son duo

Costa Mesa, California, February 20, 2017 – Strandview Capital, a strategic investor in financial services companies, has committed up to $1.25 million in InSellerate, a sales automation software company that empowers mortgage lenders to optimize lead opportunities by communicating with borrower prospects within seconds of starting the buying process. This is Strandview Capital’s second investment to help fund InSellerate’s rapid growth. InSellerate’s unique software helps lenders optimize lead opportunities by communicating with prospects when they

Los Angeles, California, February 10, 2017 – Strandview Capital is pleased to announce the addition of Mark Dewey as an Associate on the firm’s Investment Team. Mr. Dewey has 10 years of private investment experience building operational and due diligence research teams. In 2015, he joined the Atlanta Technology Angels (ATA) as an Associate and was soon promoted to interim Chief Operating Officer. At ATA, Mr. Dewey proactively identified deals and performed rigorous due diligence

Los Angeles, CA – September 1, 2016 – Financial services industry veterans Mike Sekits and Kevin Covert announced today the launch of Strandview Capital. Based in Los Angeles, Strandview Capital has established the Strandview Growth Fund to provide growth equity capital to rapidly growing companies in the financial services sector. The fund will be the fourth private equity fund that Mr. Sekits has co-­founded. Together, Mr. Sekits and Mr. Covert have over 50 years of